Photo: bogdanstepniak · CC BY 3.0Living in Carol Stream, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Carol Stream: Glenbard Township High School District 87 and Community Consolidated School District 93. For emergencies, Carol Stream is closest to Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital, 3.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carol Stream, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Carol Stream.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Carol Stream. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of Commonwealth Edison’s home customers do, and Commonwealth Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Carol Stream water system
The Carol Stream water system supplies almost all of Carol Stream. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Du Page Water Commission as seller) and serves 39,854 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0430200.
5 home internet providers serve Carol Stream
100% of 9,165 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 82% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 37% | 300/20 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 5% | 60/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Carol Stream’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Carol Stream.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Carol Stream is in two districts that split the grades: Glenbard Township High School District 87 and Community Consolidated School District 93.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Carol Stream is in ZIP code 60188
ZIP codes where Carol Stream residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carol Stream | ZIP’s residents in Carol Stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60188 | Carol Stream, IL | 100% | 92% |
A few homes fall in 60103, 60185. 60116, 60122, 60128, 60132, 60197, 60199 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Carol Stream
Who supplies Carol Stream’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Carol Stream water system (EPA ID IL0430200). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carol Stream?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Carol Stream?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, E-vergent (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carol Stream?
60188. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carol Stream in?
Glenbard Township High School District 87 and Community Consolidated School District 93. Parts of the city are in Community Unit School District 200 and Community High School District 94 and Benjamin School District 25 and School District U-46.
How do I register to vote in Carol Stream?
In Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before). Elections here are run by the DuPage County Clerk - Election Division. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.